Peacetime Meaning
/ˈpiːstaɪm/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.
Sentence Examples
Soldiers began to come home and find peacetime jobs.
In peacetime, we worked five days a week.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The country reduced its defense budget during ____ to focus on education.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
During ____, the government redirected military funding toward education and infrastructure projects.
Word Origin & History
From peace + time.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When the country was blockaded during the second world war and the nation’s farmers were told to convert scrub and pasture to sown fields, arable land doubled. In peacetime, the patriotic drive for self-sufficiency continued"
— 2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The country reduced its defense budget during ____ to focus on education.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
During ____, the government redirected military funding toward education and infrastructure projects.